One of the websites i really liked was www.epa.gov. It was seriously one of the best out of the ones I had found and looked at. It was a governmental website advocating the environment, and though it did advocate helping the environment, it did not seem biased at all because it stated how each problem faced was positively and negatively affecting different regions. All the articles on this websites were strong and informative, each supported by facts and data. It was very helpful and well organized with a broad description of the the subject, such as global warming, before breaking into smaller links leading into different sections of the articles that become more specific. Overall, it was a very well created and useful site, and I would definitely recommend it.
Other Sources Used:
Web Evaluation: http://environment.yale.edu/news/5305/american-opinions-on-global-warming/ This site was very helpful for me because it gave me a lot of statistics that allowed me to get the feel for what most people think about global warming. It included many different poll results from many different areas of the issue. Because I am the sociologist, I need to analyze what most people feel or think towards environmental issues, and polling is one of the best, unbiast ways to gather data on this. This site's statistics helped me understand what people think on all of the elements of global warming, and this helped me with my project.
"The Senate's Chance on Warming." _The New York Times._ 26 May 2008. 8B-9B. Published in paper.
Web Evaluation:
One of the articles (entire Web site was actually used) that helped me greatly was "Global Warming and Pennsylvania" by Catherine Bowes. This article presented information from a legal perspective about the environment in an objective, unbiased manner. While it was clear that the author was trying to prove that global warming was a major factor in Pennsylvania, this was done in a manner that merely presented facts, rather than taking a personal stance on the issue. The page was also reliable because it was written in March 2008, making the information very current. The entire Web site the article was found on would be described as educational, and for the reasons previously stated I would recommend it to another student who wanted to learn about certain legal implications of the environment.
A website that really helped me out is http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html. It is the kid's version of the website it stems from, http://www.epa.gov. The two government-controlled websites are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States. While the larger website went into greater detail and had longer articles and more information, many of the articles used technical language that I found unnecessary and confusing. The layout was also hard to navigate. The website designed for children was easier to access and had the same information without the extra words. It was not biased or persuasive, but instead extremely factual. I would recommend this website to others who have trouble reading long and monotonous articles (i.e. have a short attention span).
MLA Citation for 2 Sources Used:
"Climate Change - Health and Environmental Effects." December 20, 2007. www.epa.gov. May 25, 2008
http://www.epa.gov/roe/roe/html/roeHealthEn.htm
"Global Warming & Rising Oceans." 2002. www.actionbioscience.org. May 25, 2008
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/chanton.html
Web Evaluation:
One of the websites i really liked was www.epa.gov. It was seriously one of the best out of the ones I had found and looked at. It was a governmental website advocating the environment, and though it did advocate helping the environment, it did not seem biased at all because it stated how each problem faced was positively and negatively affecting different regions. All the articles on this websites were strong and informative, each supported by facts and data. It was very helpful and well organized with a broad description of the the subject, such as global warming, before breaking into smaller links leading into different sections of the articles that become more specific. Overall, it was a very well created and useful site, and I would definitely recommend it.
Additional Sources Used: (not in MLA citation)
http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment
http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate/environmental_issues/
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/pollution.htm
http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/17Fall96/inneske/effects.HTM
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/environment/environmental-threats/deforestation-overview.html
http://web.centre.edu/enviro/Hot%20Topics/deforestation/deforestation1.htm
http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/resources/faqs/deforestation
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm
Brooke Dalby - Sociologist
MLA Citation for 2 Sources Used:
Web Evaluation:
Other Sources Used:
Web Evaluation:
http://environment.yale.edu/news/5305/american-opinions-on-global-warming/ This site was very helpful for me because it gave me a lot of statistics that allowed me to get the feel for what most people think about global warming. It included many different poll results from many different areas of the issue. Because I am the sociologist, I need to analyze what most people feel or think towards environmental issues, and polling is one of the best, unbiast ways to gather data on this. This site's statistics helped me understand what people think on all of the elements of global warming, and this helped me with my project.
Pielke, Roger A. Jr and Daniel Sarawitz. "Winning and Losing the Global Warming Debate." 27 May, 2008.
<http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/about_us/meet_us/roger_pielke/hp_roger/debate.html>
Broder, John M. and Marjorie Connelly. "Public Remains Split on Response to Warming." 27 April, 2007. The New York Times.
27 May, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/washington/27poll.html
http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/site/scripts/poll_results.php?pollID=22
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SPL2924-0-1483&artno=0000255701&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Environmental%20Issues&title=Points%20of%20Light&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SPL2924-0-1483&artno=0000211046&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Environmental%20Issues&title=Where%20Were%20the%20Environmentalists%20When%20Libby%20Needed%20Them%20Most%3F&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N
http://web.ebscohost.com/pov/detail?vid=3&hid=6&sid=93eea147-f2f9-4039-a456-40331b99cbc1%40sessionmgr7
Seth Zweifler - Lawyer
MLA Citation for 2 Sources Used:
Bowes, Catherine. "Global Warming and Pennsylvania." Solutions to Global Warming. 24 March 2008: 1-2. <http://www.nwf.org/globalwarming/pdfs/Pennsylvania.pdf>
"The Senate's Chance on Warming." _The New York Times._ 26 May 2008. 8B-9B. Published in paper.
Web Evaluation:
One of the articles (entire Web site was actually used) that helped me greatly was "Global Warming and Pennsylvania" by Catherine Bowes. This article presented information from a legal perspective about the environment in an objective, unbiased manner. While it was clear that the author was trying to prove that global warming was a major factor in Pennsylvania, this was done in a manner that merely presented facts, rather than taking a personal stance on the issue. The page was also reliable because it was written in March 2008, making the information very current. The entire Web site the article was found on would be described as educational, and for the reasons previously stated I would recommend it to another student who wanted to learn about certain legal implications of the environment.
Other Sources Used: (Not in MLA Format)
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/SUBJECT/LEGSREGS/laws.htm
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/dep/site/default.asp
http://www.leo.lehigh.edu/envirosci/enviroissue/lawsregs/statelaw.htm
http://www.barackobama.com
http://www.hillaryclinton.com
http://www.johnmccain.com
Monica Zheng - Scientist
MLA Citation for 2 Sources Used:
"So What's the Big Deal?" Environmental Protection Agency of the United States. 23 October 2006. epa.gov.
28 May 2008. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/bigdeal.htmld
"Air Pollution Causes and Effects." Health and Energy Company. 11 September 2007. healthandenergy.com.
28 May 2008 http://www.healthandenergy.com/air_pollution_causes.htm
Web Evaluation:
A website that really helped me out is http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html. It is the kid's version of the website it stems from, http://www.epa.gov. The two government-controlled websites are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States. While the larger website went into greater detail and had longer articles and more information, many of the articles used technical language that I found unnecessary and confusing. The layout was also hard to navigate. The website designed for children was easier to access and had the same information without the extra words. It was not biased or persuasive, but instead extremely factual. I would recommend this website to others who have trouble reading long and monotonous articles (i.e. have a short attention span).
Other Sources Used:
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/greenhouse.html
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/change.html
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm